Thursday 30 October 1952

It was Thursday, under the sign of Scorpio. The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democratic).
The Prisoner of Zenda, directed by Richard Thorpe, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1952
while The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain was one of the best selling books.But much more happened that day: find out below..

Books

The Novel that Inspired the Now-Classic Film The Caine Mutiny and the Hit Broadway Play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon ...